Florida Senate candidate on midterm elections and earning support from Democratic Party

(CBS, KYMA) - State Rep. Angie Nixon (D-Fla.), who is running for U.S. Senate, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the upcoming midterm elections.

Earlier this summer, Brennan said State Rep. Nixon joined the Democratic Socialists of America during her primary bid, with a CBS News poll saying 42% of Americans have a somewhat or very negative view of socialism.

This prompted Brennan to ask the Senate Democratic candidate what elements of the platform drew her to it, and how she defines her vision, to which Nixon said:

"I think it's really important for me to lay the groundwork because a lot of people—this is my first introduction to them. I am someone who is a lifelong Floridian, having worked in the state of Florida as a community organizer and a union organizer, and our campaign is on fire. We actually had over 4,000 people show up yesterday at rallies, and some in deep red counties, and we are on fire. We were able to outfundraise our opponent by over $2 million in this past quarter, and I know in regards to my joining that organization, it's not about letters, but it is actually about the fact that we are fighting to ensure that there's access to quality health care for everyone, and access to fully funded public schools, in addition to ensuring people have a roof over their head, my opponent, Ashley Moody, actually voted to end health care for over 440,000 people here in the state of Florida, which also jacked up premiums for private people—private insurance, and so I just want to make sure that people don't go bankrupt simply because they're trying to live or go to the doctor."

During the interview, Brennan and Nixon talked about the latter earning support from the Democratic Party.

"we are excited with all of the folks that are coming down, helping to ensure that we get this W in November, and I'm excited that folks like Leader Schumer as well as Senator Gillibrand have decided to host fundraisers, and we're getting support. We always want even more support. But again, I'm also excited because this is a people-powered campaign, and we've had over 300,000 contributions, and those average donations are around $31. So that lets people know that your regular, everyday working people are supportive of this campaign. Look, we are not the little engine that could. We have been on the ground organizing, doing the work, building diverse coalitions all across the state of Florida. Previously, with very little help, and I have led those efforts from doing things like expanding and increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour here in this state, and that is what we are going to take part in and you know incorporate here on this campaign those coalitions of people, and that's how we're going to be able to win come November."

State Rep. Angie Nixon (D-Fla.), U.S. Senate candidate

The Senate candidate goes on to add, "We're getting help, but we always can use more. As a matter of fact, people can go to angienixon.com to donate to our campaign."

To watch more of Brennan's interview with Nixon, click here.